Surah 53. An-Najm

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Verses [Section]: 1-25[1], 26-32 [2], 33-62 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 33-62اَفَرَءَیْتَDid you seeالَّذِیْthe one whoتَوَلّٰیۙturned away وَ اَعْطٰیAnd gaveقَلِیْلًاa littleوَّ اَكْدٰی and withheld اَعِنْدَهٗIs with himعِلْمُ(the) knowledgeالْغَیْبِ(of) the unseenفَهُوَso heیَرٰی sees اَمْOrلَمْnotیُنَبَّاْhe was informedبِمَاwith whatفِیْ(was) inصُحُفِ(the) Scripturesمُوْسٰیۙ(of) Musa وَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَAnd Ibrahimالَّذِیْwhoوَفّٰۤیۙfulfilled اَلَّاThat notتَزِرُwill bearوَازِرَةٌa bearer of burdensوِّزْرَ(the) burdenاُخْرٰیۙ(of) another وَ اَنْAnd thatلَّیْسَis notلِلْاِنْسَانِfor manاِلَّاexceptمَاwhatسَعٰیۙhe strives (for) وَ اَنَّAnd thatسَعْیَهٗhis strivingسَوْفَwill soonیُرٰی۪be seen ثُمَّThenیُجْزٰىهُhe will be recompensed for itالْجَزَآءَthe recompenseالْاَوْفٰیۙthe fullest وَ اَنَّAnd thatاِلٰیtoرَبِّكَyour Lordالْمُنْتَهٰیۙ(is) the final goal وَ اَنَّهٗAnd that Heهُوَ[He]اَضْحَكَmakes (one) laughوَ اَبْكٰیۙand makes (one) weep وَ اَنَّهٗAnd that Heهُوَ[He]اَمَاتَcauses deathوَ اَحْیَاۙand gives life 53. An-Najm Page 528وَ اَنَّهٗAnd that Heخَلَقَcreatedالزَّوْجَیْنِthe pairsالذَّكَرَthe maleوَ الْاُنْثٰیۙand the female مِنْFromنُّطْفَةٍa dropاِذَاwhenتُمْنٰی۪it is emitted وَ اَنَّAnd thatعَلَیْهِupon Himالنَّشْاَةَ(is) bringing forthالْاُخْرٰیۙanother وَ اَنَّهٗAnd that Heهُوَ[He]اَغْنٰیenrichesوَ اَقْنٰیۙand suffices وَ اَنَّهٗAnd that Heهُوَ[He]رَبُّ(is the) Lordالشِّعْرٰیۙ(of) the Sirius وَ اَنَّهٗۤAnd that HeاَهْلَكَdestroyedعَادَاAadِ۟الْاُوْلٰیۙthe first وَ ثَمُوْدَاۡAnd Thamudفَمَاۤso notاَبْقٰیۙHe spared وَ قَوْمَAnd (the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhمِّنْbeforeقَبْلُ ؕbeforeاِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوْاthey wereهُمْthey wereاَظْلَمَmore unjustوَ اَطْغٰیؕand more rebellious وَ الْمُؤْتَفِكَةَAnd the overturned citiesاَهْوٰیۙHe overthrew فَغَشّٰىهَاSo covered themمَاwhatغَشّٰیۚcovered فَبِاَیِّThen which (of)اٰلَآءِthe Favorsرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordتَتَمَارٰی will you doubt هٰذَاThisنَذِیْرٌ(is) a warnerمِّنَfromالنُّذُرِthe warnersالْاُوْلٰی the former اَزِفَتِHas approachedالْاٰزِفَةُۚthe Approaching Day لَیْسَNot isلَهَاfor itمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahكَاشِفَةٌؕany remover اَفَمِنْThen ofهٰذَاthisالْحَدِیْثِstatementتَعْجَبُوْنَۙyou wonder وَ تَضْحَكُوْنَAnd you laughوَ لَاand (do) notتَبْكُوْنَۙweep وَ اَنْتُمْWhile youسٰمِدُوْنَ amuse (yourselves) فَاسْجُدُوْاSo prostrateلِلّٰهِto Allahوَ اعْبُدُوْا۠۩and worship (Him)

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Translation of Verse 33-62

33. Have you seen the one who turned away ˹from Islam,˺

34. and ˹initially˺ paid a little ˹for his salvation˺, and then stopped?

35. Does he have the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees ˹the Hereafter˺?

36. Or has he not been informed of what is in the Scripture of Moses,

37. and ˹that of˺ Abraham, who ˹perfectly˺ fulfilled ˹his covenant˺?

38. ˹They state˺ that no soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another,

39. and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards,

40. and that ˹the outcome of˺ their endeavours will be seen ˹in their record˺,

41. then they will be fully rewarded,

42. and that to your Lord ˹alone˺ is the ultimate return ˹of all things˺.

43. Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness. ¹¹³⁰

44. And He is the One Who gives life and causes death.

45. And He created the pairs-males and females-

46. from a sperm-drop when it is emitted.

47. And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation.

48. And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes.

49. And He alone is the Lord of Sirius. ¹¹³¹

50. And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ 'Ȃd,

51. and ˹then˺ Thamûd, ¹¹³² sparing no one.

52. And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.

53. And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down.

54. How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺! ¹¹³³

55. Now, which of your Lord's favours will you dispute?

56. This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.

57. The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near.

58. None but Allah can disclose it.

59. Do you find this revelation astonishing,

60. laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,

61. while persisting in heedlessness?

62. Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺!

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Commentary

1130. lit., laughter and weeping.

1131. A star worshipped by some ancient pagans.

1132. Also known as the second 'Ȃd.

1133. The stones of baked clay that were rained upon them ( see 11:82- 83).